|
|
 |
|
|
2 Mustangs Earn Top 10 Ranking
November 5, 2009 --
MichiganGrappler released it pre-season rankings this morning and included two Northville Mustangs.
Senior Jon Nelson was selected 5th at 145 in Division I. Nelson is coming off a Junior season that saw him finish with 43 wins and only 11 defeats. Along the way he qualified for the State Finals, coming one match short of All-State honors.
Senior Nick Mudar was selected 8th at 171 in Division I. Mudar finished up his Junior season with 46 wins and only 4 defeats. His outstanding efforts earned him the Most Valuable Wrestler award at last years banquet.
Congrats to both of these deserving Mustangs, and good luck this season.
To view the full division 1 rankings on michigangrappler.com click here
|
Cookie Dough Blitz
November 11, 2009 --
Wrestlers have been divided into four teams, drafted by senior leaders, in an effort to sell 200 boxes of cookie dough as part of a fund raiser for the upcoming season. The first team to sell 200 boxes will receive free hooded sweatshirts, sweat pants, shorts, and t-shirts.
Also, any individual wrestler that sells 30 boxes or more will get the four piece set for free. Sales will be finalized on Monday 11/16 at the end of practice.
|
Captains for 2009-10 Season announced
November 14, 2009 --
Five captains have been named for the upcoming 09/10 season. Seniors Bobby Lahiff and Nick Mudar have been joined by Seniors Josh Wright, Jon Nelson, and Steve Widzinski. All of these deserving young men return to the starting line-up after having very decorated junior seasons. All five have been great role models to the underclassmen, and the coaching staff will look to these young men to lead the team to success during the upcoming season.
Congratulations gentlemen and good luck during the season.
|
Umin named All Conference Defensive Lineman
Justin Umin, one of our very own Mustang wrestlers, was one of eight Northville football players awarded All Conference honors for the KLAA season.
Justin played defensive end for Northville, who earned their first trip to the state playoffs since 2004. Congratulations Justin, on your team's and your outstanding season.
The article can be found on hometownlife.com by clicking here
|
Orange and Black Beatdown Tonight!!!
October 26, 2009 --
Tonight is the 1st annual Orange and Black Beatdown. The intersquad scrimmage will take place on Monday, November 30th at 7:00 in the Aux Gym.
The line-up for this match will be set based on challenge matches completed over Thanksgiving break. The final 2 competitors will wrestle for the varsity spot during the the scrimmage.
In addition to a great night of wrestling, the NHS Drumline will also be preforming. Hope to see all the Northville faithful in attendance.
|
Singlets and Headgear
High School and Youth club wrestlers, if you still have a singlet or headgear from last season or summer season, we would appreciate you bringing them in. High school wrestlers please bring it by the wrestling room during conditioning, and for club wrestlers please bring them with you on the first practice November 17th or 19th.
Thank you.
Northville Coaching Staff
|
3rd Annual Schoenheide Challenge Set
May 26, 2009 --
Mark your calendar for December 12, 2009 as we will be hosting the 3rd annual Todd Schoenheide Challenge. The 6 team round-robin format tournament will include some of the best teams in the area. We will be welcoming back the L'Anse Creuse Lancers and the Marysville Vikings, along with the Monroe Trojans, Saline Hornets, and Brighton Bulldogs.
Proceeds from the tournament will go to the Todd Schoenheide Memorial Scholarship.
|
Brighton Team Camp
The Northville High School team is planning on participating in the Brighton Team Camp mid to late June. This camp will be team oriented, with a lot of great intruction by some of Michigan's best wrestling minds. Stay tuned for information from the coaching staff.
|
Northville Club wrestlers get solid wins at State Tournament
Today at the MYWAY State Championship our two club wrestlers Alex Coe and Sam Tacconelli pulled out some solid wins against the state of Michigan's best. Both of these two young men wrestled aggressively and their future as NHS wrestlers looks bright. Unfortunately they were both knocked out in the fourth round of the tournament. With Brackets of 29 wrestlers, they both came up just shy of All-State honors.
Congratulation to you both on solid seasons.
|
Mustangs advance to the MYWAY State Championships
Two Northville Club wrestlers and four Northville High School wrestlers placed in the top four of their individual weight classes March 22nd at the MYWAY East Regional in Tecumseh.
Congratulations to Northville Club wrestlers Sam Tacconelli and Alex Coe; Northville High wrestlers Jon Nelson, Nick Mudar, John Montgomery and Matt Hagan.
Good Luck to our wrestlers as they will compete April 3rd - 5th at Michigan State University in the MYWAY State Championships.
|
Nelson in State!
Jon Nelson’s quest for a state individual wrestling medal came within one match, ending in the blood round. Jon’s opening round match was against Jenison’s Jordan Alvarez ( 38-4) the region 4 runner-up and eventual 6th place medalist at 145lbs. Unfortunately, Alvarez won the tough battle by decision (8-2).
Jon’s first round consolation match was against David Yanta (30-10) of Flushing who barely lost to the eventual 8th place medalist in the first round 7-8. Jon scored several takedowns utilizing trips20and throws for a 7-4 victory and advancement into Friday’s blood round.
The winner of the blood round advances into Saturday’s medal rounds and these matches are typically some of the more hotly contested in the tournament. Jon’s draw in the medal round was a tough one, Clarkston’s Alex Popp (42-4) who was ranked 4rd in the state entering the tournament. The match was contested mostly in the neutral position as neither wrestler could hold the opponent down for very long. Popp was victorious in the battle of takedowns, winning 16-6, and eventual placement of 4th in the finals.
It was great to see lots of orange and black in the stands as Mustang fans turned out in great numbers to cheer on Jon and support Northville Wrestling!
Next year we hope to return to state with a complete stable of Mustang wrestlers competing for individual medals and all state honors.
|
Nelson Advances to State!
In a day filled with anticipation and emotions, Jon Nelson was the only bright spot for the Mustangs at the Woodhaven Individual Regional Finals on 2/28/09. Jon, 145 pounds, went 3-1 and captured 3rd place. He will be our sole wrestler representing Northville at the State Finals in 2 weeks! Congratulations Jon on a great day.
Unfortunately, the other six regional finalists didn't have as much fun. Matt Hagen (152) was the only other Mustang with a victory on the day. Ian Stirton (103), Greg Lorrain (119), Harry Eichholtz (140), Nick Mudar (171) and Colin Maresh (215) while fighting hard each lost their first two matches which ended their season.
Regardless of the difficult day for the Mustangs each and every one of them on Varsity and J.V. should keep their heads high for their participation in an incredible season which included a 25-5 record and a division title. Throughout the long season, the boys continued to work hard amidst many injuries and sickness.
As parents, we should be proud of the class our boys displayed in every match and pride in our school. I'm sure Northville is also recognized throughout the area as the school with the most fans and best food table! The wrestling program has come a long way in a few short years.
To all those anonymous parents out there who root for our Mustangs wrestlers, be sure to come back next year to watch an even better team with many veterans from the junior class and strong sophomore and freshman classes.
Let's also root for Jon Nelson to have a great tournament at the State Meet! Good luck Jon.
|
Seven Mustangs Advance to Regionals - 2/21/09
Congratulations to our seven Mustangs wrestlers (2 seniors and 5 juniors) that advance to the individual regionals on Saturday at Woodhaven. That's two years in a row that Northville had 7 regional qualifiers.
Nick Mudar came home with the 1st place chart at 171 pounds.
Third place winners included Greg Lorrain (119), Jon Nelsen (145) and Matt Hagan (152).
The final regional qualifiers were Ian Stirton (102), Harry Eichholtz (140) and Colin Maresh (215).
Excellent day Northville!
|
Northville loses to CC in Team Districts - 2/18/09
It was a tough night for Northville losing to Detroit CC in the Team Districts, 41-27, in front of a loud, noisy crowd.
Six Mustangs did post victories against the Shamrocks including pins by Jon Nelson (145), Nick Mudar (171) and heavyweight Steve Widzinski who recorded the pin in lighting quick 21 seconds.
Harry Eichholtz (140), Kevin Mantay (160) and Bobby Lahiff each posted excited victories that brought the fans to their feet.
Individual Districts are this Saturday (2/21) at Livonia Stevenson. Be sure to come out and support your Mustang Wrestlers.
|
Northville Take 3rd at Conference Individual Tournament - 2/14/09
The Northville Mustangs took 3rd place in the KLAA Kensington Conference Individual tournament on Valentine's Day. The Mustangs were only beat out by John Glenn and Canton in the 12 team tournament.
Matt Hagen (152) and Nick Mudar (171) won individual champtionships.
Jon Nelson (145) got 2nd place. Third place winners were Greg Lorrain (119), Colin Maresh (189), Bobby Lahiff (215) and Steve Widzinski (HWT). Fourth place belonged to juniors John Wright (135) and Harry Eichholtz (150). Kevin Mantay went home with 5th place.
Nice job boys!
|
Mustangs Lose Conference Championship In Close Match - 2/6/09
The Mustangs were oh so close to winning the KLAA Kennsington Conference Championship but just couldn't pull out the victory on Friday, 2/6/09, against Livonia Franklin losing 29-24.
NHS winners included:
- Josh Wright (pin)
- Nick Mudar (tech)
- Bobby Lahiff (major)
- Harry Eichholtz
- Matt Hagen
- Greg Lorrain
In the consolidation round, Northville dominated Waterford Ketting. Getting a big PIN for the Mustangs was Adam Bentley.
|
Varsity Captures Division Championship - 2/4/09!!!!!
The Varsity Mustangs captured the KLAA Kensingon Conference Central division title on Wednesday (2/4/09) night! Congratulations on an incredible season thus far.
After crushing a young Sout Lyon East team 65-12, the division title rested on beating Salem. The Mustangs met the challenge and defeated Salem 40-25!
In the South Lyon East match, Ian Stirton (103) pinned the state ranked opponent and brought the crowd to their feet. Also winning were
- Greg Lorrain (119) by a score of 10-2
- George Myclymont (125) who teched his opponent 16-1
- Josh Wright (135) pin
- Jon Nelson (145) score of 12-3
- Matt Hagen (152) score of 12-1
- Kevin Mantay (160) pin
- Nick Pankowski (171) got a pin in his first varsity match
South Lyon East also voided weight classes 130, 189, 215, HWT.
In the division capturing match, four Mustangs pinned their Salem opponents including:
- Josh Wright (135 lbs)
- Harry Eichholtz (140 lbs)
- Matt Hagen (152 lbs)
- Nick Mudar (171 lbs)
Other winners against Salem were:
- Greg Lorrain (119 lbs) 6-3
- Jon Nelson (145 lbs) 13-2
- Kevin Mantay (160 lbs) 2-0
- Colin Maresh (215) by VOID
Congratulations again to the Mustangs on a very successful season and a division championship!
|
J.V. Fenton Results 1/31/09
Seven J.V. Mustangs came home with medals from the Fenton Tournament on 1/31/09.
First place medals went to:
- Jake Johnson
- Nick Pankowski
- Justin Umin
Second place winners were:
- Pat Brennan
- Yianni Kourmoriotis
- Kevin Lerner
- Trevor Maresh
Also having a BIG win was Alex Hoffman!
|
Northville Stomps on Novi & Stevenson - 1/28/09
The Novi Wildcats were more like kitty cats to the Northville varsity team on 1/28 as Northville destroyed the Wildcats 63-13.
TEN Mustangs recorded pins including Ian Stirton (103), Greg Lorrain (119), Josh Wright (135), Jon Nelson (145), Matt Hagen (152), Jon Montgomery (160), Nick Mudar (171), Bobby Lahiff (189), Colin Maresh (215) and Steve Widzinski (HWT). Harry Eichholtz also defeated his opponent by points. What a team effort!
The JV Mustangs didn't fair as well against the Wildcats but did have solid wins by Yianni Kourmariotis, Nick Pankowski and Connor McCormick.
Against Stevenson, Northville performed well defeating them (46-18). Getting wins against the Spartans were Ian Stirton, Greg Lorrain, George McClymont, Dan Amaro, Jon Nelson, Matt Hagen, Jon Montgomery, Nick Mudar (void), Bobby Lahiff and Steve.
The Varsity Mustangs have increased their season record to 22-3. Excellent season thus far!
|
JV Mustangs place 2nd at John Glenn 1/24/2009
10 JV Mustangs brought home medals at the Westland John Glenn JV tournament enroute to a 2nd place team finish.
Two individal champions paced the Mustangs. Justin Umin at 189 pounds and Pat Keady at 215 pounds.
2nd place finishers for the Mustangs included Andrew Benjamin at 130 pounds, Trevor Maresh at 145 pounds, and Pat Brennan in the all Northville 215 pound final.
Kevin Lerner at 125 pounds and Nick Pankowski at 171 brought home 3rd place medals, and three Mustangs finished fourth; Benny Marsalese at 103 pounds, Nick Mencotti at 140 pounds, and Yanni Koumariotis at 145 pounds.
Great job by the entire team bringing home a 2nd place team trophy.
|
Varsity Dexter Tournament Results - 1/24/09
The varsity Mustangs continue to fight hard and succeed improving their team record to 20-3. On 1/24/09, the Mustangs lost only one round on the path to a 3rd place team victory at the Dexter Team Tournament.
Northville soundly defeated three opponents including Stockbridge (56-18), Southgate Anderson (38-27), Ann Arbor Pioneer (48-24) and narrowly beating Freeland (36-34).
The Mustangs only loss came at the hands of Brighton (29-33) although a quicker whistle by the ref could have resulted in two more pins and changed the outcome of the match. Regardless, the team never quit and battled all day.
Jon Nelson (5-0) and Nick Mudar Mudar (4-0) went undefeated. Other wrestlers with only loss were Josh Wright and Colin Maresh.
|
South Lyon Results - 1/21/09
Northville varsity wins a squeaker (33-28) at South Lyon on 1/21/09 led by dramatic pins by Ian Stirton (103) and a last second pin by Mikey Bagian (130).
The team win was not determined until the last match of the day. Jon Nelson sealed the team victory with a do-or-die 11-1 win!
Other varsity winners included Josh Wright (135), Jon Montgomery (152), Nick Mudar (171), Bobby Lahiff (189) and Colin Maresh (215).
The JV wrestlers also did well. JV winners included Dan Amaro, Trevor Maresh , Yanni Koumariotis and Justin Umin.
Nice job Northville!
|
Stevenson Varsity Tournament Champions Results 1/17/09
WOW - what an exciting tournament! Congratulations to the varsity team who dominates the Livonia Stevenson Tournament on 1/17/09.
Our Mustangs team solidly beat all of it's opponents today including Garden City (66-11), Detroit CC B team (48-24), Monroe (48-23) and Ann Arbor Pioneer (49-21.
In the Champtionship round against Milford, Northville pulled out the victory (35-33) with an exciting overtime win by George McClymont in the 2nd to last match of the day. Great job George!
Jon Nelson (5-0, 4 pins), Nick Mudar (4-0, 4 pins), Bobby Lahiff (4-0, 4 pins) and Colin Maresh (5-0, 5 pins) all went undefeated on the day.
Great wrestling all day including a pin by Adam Bentley against Garden City. Big Jake Johnson also got his first varsity win (9-0) during the championship round against Milford.
Ian Stirton and Greg Lorraine also wrestled well with a 3-1 record on the day. Excellent job!
|
JV Mustangs have 5 champions at Brighton 1/17/09
The JV Mustangs had five undefeated wrestlers on the day bringing home championships in the following weight classes.
103 pounds Benny Marsalese
125 pounds Kevin Lerner
152 pounds Yanni Koumariotis
171 pounds Nick Pankowski
189 pounds Justin Umin
Great job by all of the Mustang wrestlers.
|
Northville vs Livonia Franklin Results - 1/13/09
It was a tough night for our Northville Varsity wrestlers against Livonia Franklin on Wednesday 1/13/09. While Northvlle fought hard, we were soundly defeated 41-21. Only four NHS wrestlers were able to secure victories including Mike Bagian (130), Josh Wright (135), Harry Eichholtz (140) and Nick Mudar (171).
The JV wrestlers did well against Franklin. Nick Mencotti, Andrew Boyd, Andrew Thompson, Benny Marsalese and Trevor Maresh all defeated their opponents. Nice job boys!
|
Rochester Adams Varsity Tournament Results 1/10/09
In the midst of a winter storm pounding southeastern Michigan, the varsity Mustangs did their own pounding of wrestlers at the Rochester Adams Varsity tournament finshing with a strong 2nd place finish.
Bobby Lahiff (189) and Matt "Hagar the Horrible" Hagan (152) each went undefeated and captured tournament champtionships.
Mikey Bagian (130) and Nick Mudar (171) had great days but lost in the finals and captured 2nd place.
Getting 3rd place medals while only losing 1 match each were Ian Stirton (103), Josh Wright (135), Jon Nelson (145), Colin Maresh (215), and Steve Widzinski (HWT).
Greg Lorraine (119 wrestled hard and got 4th place. Harry Eichholtz (140), John Montgomery (160) and Kevin Mantay (171) went home with 5th place.
Congratulations again Varsity by surprising many with a 2nd place finish overall!
|
JV Mustangs place 7th of 17 at Southgate Anderson 1/10/2009
Saturday the JV Mustangs wrestled hard all day and brought home 6 medals, and placed 7th out of 17 teams while voiding two weight classes.
Justin Umin paced the Mustangs with a championship and Must Outstanding Wrestler (Upper Weight) award at 189 pounds.
Three wrestlers finished the day at 4-1 bringing home 5th place. Kevin Lerner at 125 pounds, Yanni Koumariotis at 152 pounds and Jake Johnson at 160 pounds.
Two more Mustangs medaled with 3-2 records placing 6th. Benny Marsalese at 103 pounds and Trevor Maresh at 145 pounds.
There was a lot of solid fundamental wrestling. Challenged by Coach Maresh to win by fall using wings and hammerlocks, at least 3 falls came this way resulting in 300 pushups due by Coach Maresh.
|
South Lyon Varsity Tournament Results 1/3/2009
After a long winter break, the Varsity team proved superior once again this time winning the South Lyon Varsity Invitational on 1/3/09. Overall, the team scored 204 points to capture the team champtionship. The nearest competition (Linden) had 181 points. Nice job fellas.
At an individual level, we had four champions (Danny Amaro (130), Nick Mudar (171), Bobby Lahiff (189) and Colin Maresh (215)).
Two wrestlers (Josh Wright (135) and Matt Hagan (152)) received 2nd place medals after losing in the champtionship round to tough opponents.
Also having only 1 loss on the day were four wrestlers who received 3rd place medals including George McClymont (125), Jon Nelson (145), Jon Montgomery (160) and Ian Stirton (103).
Rounding out our individual medals were our 4th place winners: Harry Eichholtz (140), Kevin Mantay (171) and Steve Widzinski (HWT).
Congratulations guys on a great day after the Holiday break!
Also, want to welcome back Adam Coe from his tour of duty in Iraq. The boys love having him back in their coaches corner. (It was also nice seeing his bleach white shirt with his dark tan.)
|
Varsity Franklin Invitational & JV Salem Invitational Results 12/20/08
The varsity wrestling team had another strong outing at the Franklin Invitational on 12/20/08 finshing in 2nd place as a team. Individually, ten wrestlers received 4th place medals or better. Matt Hagan (152)and Bobby Lahiff (189) each dominated and won the entire tournament for their weight classes. Congratulations Matt & Bobby. Also getting their first varsity win were Adam Bentley (112) and Trevor Maresh (145). Please click on the tournament page to see more details on the varsity meet.
The JV wrestling team competed on Saturday at Salem High School which had very good wrestlers there. Justin Umin & Nick Pankowski each claimed championships. Excellent job Justin and Nick! Please click on the tournament page to see more details on the JV meet.
|
Northville QUAD Results 12/17/08
Northville excelled again in our own Quad meet on 12/17/08 soundly beating Wayne Memorial and John Glenn.
Against Wayne Memorial, NHS racked up a 54-19 score with 7 pins by Greg Lorrain, Mike Bagian, Harry Eicholtz, Matt Hagan, Nick Mudar, Colin Maresh and Steve Widzinski. Jon Nelson "should have" had a pin and Ian Stirton "would a could of" had a pin.
NHS surprised many by also defeating a strong John Glenn, 42-32. Five wrestlers pinned their opponent including Harry Eicholtz, Jon Nelson, Nick Mudar, Bobby Lahiff and Colin Maresh.
|
Todd Schoenheide Tournament Results 12/13/08
Our Northville wrestlers dominated the 2nd annual Todd Schoenheide Wrestling Tournament which this past Saturday (12/13/08). The team soundly beat the following teams:
- Walled Lake Western (56-21)
- Lakeland (56-13)
- Redford Union (67-3)
- Marysville (55-18)
- L'Anse Creuse (46-23)
Numerous wrestlers went undefeated on the day Greg Lorrain (5-0), Matt Hagan (4-0), Bobby Lahiff (4-0), Colin Maresh (4-0), Josh Wright (3-0), Harry Eicholtz (2-0), Nick Mudar (2-0), Pat Keady (1-0) and Kevin Mantay (1-0).
The tournament is hosted in memory of Todd, a former NHS wrestler, who was killed in 2005 while riding his bike by a drunk driver. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Todd Schoenheide Memorial Scholarship. This $1,000 award is presented every spring to a Northville High School senior who shares one of Schoenheide's passions, either football, scouting or wrestling.
Many thanks to the dozens of volunteers that help organize and work the tournament!
|
New Boston Quad Meet Results 12/10/08
Northville pulls out two wins in the New Boston Quad on Wednesday December 10th. Both victories came down to the last wrestler. Against Madison Heights Lamphere, Matt Hagan brought the fans to their feet with a quick pin of his opponent securing a 33-25 win. Against Huron High, John Montgomery had to win which he did with a strong 8-2 victory!
|
Grand Blanc Tournament Results 12/6/08
Congratulations to the entire Varsity team on their second place finish in the snowy Grand Blanc Tournament including 13 individual medals! Special kudos to Nick Mudar and Colin Maresh who left as tournament champions.
The JV team also had a great showing with 14 individual medals. Extra congratulations to George McClymont and Andrew Benjamin who received 1st place medals.
Nice job to all the wrestlers
Please refer to the tournament page for additional details.
|
|
|
